RC Lens won the Champions’ Trophy against Paris Saint-Germain (1-0). With Zinédine Zidane watching on, the Lens side held out for an hour despite being a man down.
Arsenal comfortably won the Community Shield against Manchester City (3-0). Cameroon won the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. Léon Marchand once again impressed at the European Swimming Championships. Successful final day for French at the European Athletics Championships. Félix Lebrun made table tennis history.